Original German WWI Bavarian M1896 State Official’s Leather Pickelhaube Helmet with Chinscales & Lion’s Head Posts - Size 55 Revolutionary War with the French Adrian helmet

with the French Adrian helmet and the British Brodie helmet being the first modern steel helmets used on the battlefield

Eberbach told him that "the only possible solution was an immediate retreat to the Seine-Yonne line

The blade shows some wear to the finish

and safety behind that

relatively standard for the various pistols used by the British military at the time

Original German WWI Bavarian M1896 State Official’s Leather Pickelhaube Helmet with Chinscales & Lion’s Head Posts - Size 55 Revolutionary War with the French Adrian helmetOriginal Item: Only One Available. This a great example of a Bavarian Model 1896 State Officials Private Purchase Pickelhaube Helmet, with a boiled leather shell. State Officials Pickelhaubes are among the rarest to be found, and this one is in extraordinary condition. The shell is virtually free of cracking or crazing, and the wappen retains its lovely gilt finish. The helmet's boiled leather shell and visors are in very fine condition without any